TWC accepts staff recommendations on docket 29 with exceptions; multiple UI cases called for rehearing or modification

The commission moved to accept staff recommendations on the remaining wage‑claim cases on docket 29; the motion was recorded as passing “with the exceptions noted,” and members referenced a short‑form dissent list for specific cases.

The body then took up unemployment insurance (UI) cases on docket 29. Commissioners debated multiple individual case files and recorded differing outcomes in the transcript:

- Case No. 13609419: Commissioner Trevino characterized the decision as “not supportable” and said the claimant should be granted good cause for missing hearings; Trevino recommended reversing the administrative‑trial (AT) decision and resubmitting the case for merits testimony at a later AT. The transcript records motions to resubmit for merits testimony.

- Case No. 3669169: Commissioner Esparza recommended rehearing, citing uncertainty about whether the claimant had reasonable alternative care for a terminally ill spouse and referencing “section 207.046 a 3 of the act.” The transcript shows the commission agreed to rehear the case.

- Case No. 3684581: Commissioner Trevino urged reversal of the AT decision, finding the claimant had good cause for missing a hearing based on testimony about mail receipt; another member urged affirmance based on delayed mail checks and evidence of voluntary leaving. The transcript records both positions and the matter was included in the short‑form actions for the docket.

- Case No. 3722299: Commissioner Esparza recommended affirmance, stating the claimant was discharged for falsified time records and that prior warnings supported a finding of misconduct; other commissioners disputed the employer’s evidence, asserting the claimant offered credible firsthand testimony. The transcript reflects split views and short‑form processing.

- Case No. 3725770: Commissioners debated alleged failure to meet job performance goals, employer GPS records, and coaching provided after relocation; both reversal and affirmance positions were voiced in the transcript. The commission recorded short‑form dispositions for remaining cases.

After the individual case discussions, a motion to accept staff recommendations on the remaining UI cases on docket 29 was made and recorded as passing “with the exceptions reflected on the UI short‑form dissent list for docket 29.” The recording indicates that some individual cases will be set aside for different outcomes as noted in those short‑form lists.

The transcript does not record roll‑call vote tallies for each individual case in the discussion. Commissioners referenced and used short‑form dissent lists for the official record on exceptions, and the chair closed the docket proceedings and moved on to the executive‑director report.